A Guide to the Nottoway County (Va.) Records, 1839-1987 (bulk 1839-1926)
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Preferred Citation
Nottoway County (Va.) Records, 1839-1987 (bulk 1839-1926) . Local government records collection, Nottoway County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Nottoway County. A portion of this collection was tranferred under the following accession number: 41390.
Historical Information
Nottoway County was named for the Nadowa Indian tribe. The word nadowa, anglicized to nottoway, means snake, or enemy. The county was formed from Amelia County in 1788.
Many records were destroyed or heavily mutilated in 1865 by Union troops during the Civil War. A few volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.
Scope and Content
Nottoway County (Va.) Records, 1839-1987 (bulk 1839-1926), includes Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Township Records, Wills, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Military and Pension Records, Organization Records, School Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Treasurer Records, Court Records, Judgments, Land Records, Road and Bridge Records, Board of Supervisors Records, Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Memorials, Overseers of the Poor Records, Personal Documentation Records, Lunacy Records, and Public Buildings and Grounds Records.
Related Material
Additional Nottoway County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Court Records on Microfilm"
Nottoway County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Nottoway County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .
Index Terms
- Nottoway County (Va.) Circuit Court
- Public Records--Virginia--Nottoway County
- Nottoway County (Va.)--History
- Local government records--Virginia--Nottoway County
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Contents List
Election Polls, undated; Fiduciary Bonds, Estate Accounts and Settlements, 1909, 1916-1921; Inventories and Appraisements, 1920-1921; Unrecorded Deeds, 1873-1913; Town Ordinances, 1947; Wills, 1933 and 1942, Assession 41390.
Marriage Records and Vital Statistics Records, 1870, 1878, 1887, 1913; Military and Pension Records, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1899, 1924; Organization Records, 1867-1925, 1939; School Records, 1875-1886, 1936; Delinquent Lands Sold and Redeemed, 1886-1925; Erroneous and Improper Assessments of Land and Personal Property, 1866-1925; Insolvents, 1866; Licenses, 1925; Licenses, Receipts for Payments, 1867-1903; Soft Drink Licenses, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1925; Township Records, 1870, and Treasurer Records, 1894-1903.
List of Court Fines Imposed, 1922; Judgment documents related to suits heard in 1907, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1925; Estate Divisions of Land: 1866 Plat of Thomas Nelson's estate, 1871 Plat of T. B. Dyson's estate, 1878 Plat of F. W. Epes' estate called "Cox"; Boundary Line Estabilshment, 1911, 1920; Railroad Land Condemnation, 1913; Road and Bridge Records, 1891,1913, 1922, 1924.
Board of Supervisors Records, 1922; Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships Records, 1901, 1906, 1913; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths Records, 1866-1925, 1987, undated; Elections Records: 1867-1915, 1922-1925; Contested Elections, 1891, 1897-1902, 1913.
Miscellaneous Liens, 1866-1874, 1892, 1921-1923; Lunacy Papers, 1894-1911; Memorials, 1867-1923; Overseer of the Poor Records, 1874-1919; Declarations of Intent to Become a Citizen, 1891; Public Buildings and Grounds Records, 1867-1922, 1926; Petition to Carry Weapons, 1907, 1924.
Fiduciary Records, 1853, 1865-1915, 1917-1925, 1949; Fiduciary Bonds, 1839-1921; Fiduciary Accounts, A-W; Guardians' Accounts, F-M; and Wills: 1886-1917, 1919-1922.